News in Heswall

Earlier this year Aldi announced it would recruit 75 apprentices as part of the chain's continuing expansion, and this Heswall based role is one of them and has just been advertised.

Says Aldi: "One thing's for sure as a Career Starter Apprentice in Retail - you'll never be bored. Balancing theory with practical store work, you'll be expected to work hard on this one-year programme.

Voters in Wirral will go to the polls on Thursday in an election which could transform the borough.

Wirral Council is currently in no overall control, meaning no one party has a majority and different groups must work together to get policies through.

Families will once again be able to explore the tree-lined tracks of the Leverhulme Estate with the return of the Leverhulme Summer Cycle.

The event was last held in 2019 with hundreds of cyclists of all ages enjoying the opportunity to explore some of the hidden paths of the Estate.

Three months since the discovery of the body of a baby boy, detectives are continuing to appeal for the public to come forward with information.

The full-term baby boy was found at 4.25pm on Friday 29th January in a wooded area at the side of a footpath close to the 16th green of Brackenwood golf course in Bracken Lane, Bebington. A post-mortem to establish the cause of death proved inconclusive.

A new restaurant with "excellent" views could be coming to West Kirby.

Alan Wright, hospitality manager for the venue, discussed his plans in a meeting of Wirral Council's Licensing Panel yesterday, set up to consider granting the premises an alcohol licence.

Storeton Hall near Higher Bebington, a building which dates back to the 14th century, is being rebuilt using many of the same techniques deployed by the original craftsmen.

The hall had been on Historic England's At Risk register, but is now being restored as part of a wider development.

Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, when more people might be visiting coastal locations and inland water beauty spots, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) is urging people to take extra care in and around water.

The Fire Service shared their top tips for water safety. They include:

A reduced grass cutting programme is in place across Wirral after proposals were agreed to reduce the maintenance budget – with a positive knock-on effect of being able to encourage wildflowers and attract bees and butterflies.

The new programme means that some green spaces will be maintained less often, or not at all, until April 2022. In all general areas of parks and public open spaces, grass cutting will be reduced from 13 to 10 cuts per year.

Voters across the Liverpool City Region, of which Wirral is a part, have just over a week until the 2021 local elections.

As well as elections for council, the Liverpool mayoralty and the city region metro mayor, voters in Merseyside's five boroughs will also pick a new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

Wirral Council could completely change next week as huge elections for the borough take place.